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Central and Eastern Africa.
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[From Our Own Correspondent.].
KILLED IN ACTION.
CHINESE OFFICER'S LOCAL PROPERTY.
HONG KONG PROBATE:
Chan
Kwing-ming, who was killed in ac tion at Shuk Chun, Anhui province; on May 26 this year.
Probate has been granted to his widow in Hong Kong in respect of We deeply regret to record the the property of a Chinese military The British Government an- death of Mr. H. A. C. Emery, officer (Luk Hok-man), formerly a
General nounces that as a result of the which took place curly on Saturday subordinate of discussion at the recent Colonial morning (June 19) at his residence, Conference in London, some form Corbett Road, Chefoo. of closer union between the terri-
Mr. Emery was one of the oldest
Deceased left property in Hong tories of Central and Eastern residents of the Port, having been Kong to the value of $17,500. Africa appears desirable, more connected with the U.3.A. Consulate
The will declares "As I am now particularly in regard to the de- and later with Mesara. Cornube, in military service, indeed it is dif velopment of transport and com- Eckford & Co. during the past 20 cult to anticipate as far as life or munications, customs tariffs and odd years. In an honorary capacity denth is concerned.
Deceased leaves his 'estate to his customs administration, and Mr. Emery-seived on The Interna-
tional Committee. the Foreign wife, Sung Mo-leung, of 6 South scientific research and defence.
A special commission is there- General Chamber of Commerce, Bullding. Mongkok, to administer fore to be sent to Africa with the and the Foreign Silk Association, until his son, In Choi has attained
on which bodies he rendered con- the age of twenty-one! following terms of reference:siderable valuable service towards (1) To make recommendations the civic and commercial develop
as to whether, either by ment of the Port. federation or some other A large number of refugees form of closer union, more have reached Chefoo, including the effective co-operation Be-party from Kansuh after their long tween the different govern-and exciting trip down the Yellow ments may he secured.
Closer Union.
Included in the depositions at tached to the will is a declaration. by General Chan Kwing-ming that the deceased fell in action.
River on goat-skin rafts. They STATUE'S TROUBLES.
lost their leader with a few miles of
(2) To consider which territories their destination at Pastou, where was accidentally could be brought within any Dr. G. King
drowned in one of the many whirl- such closer union.
(3) To make recommendations pools of that treacherous river.
in regard to possible changes
in the powers and constitu-
tions of the various legisla-
MESTROVITCH "RIMA" FOR
BELGRADE.
Considerable public discussion has been caused in Belgrade by the municipality's decision to
tive councils of the several ROYAL PHILATELISTS erect a piece of sculpture by the
territories, both as a result
of federation and as a means
of associating immigrants KING GEORGE'S SPLENDID
and ultimately the natives in the work of government.
(4) To suggest the best means
COLLECTION.
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King Alfonso of Spain has of securing complementary commemorated the silver jubilee political development of the of his accession to the throne by native and non-native com- ordering a special stamp issue
munities.
fanious sculptor, M. Ivan Mestro- vitch, in the central aquare of the town. The work is entitled "The Victor," and represents an over- muscular young man with a broad-sword in one hand and a dove resting on the other.
ordered from Mestrovitch just be The figure is part of a work fore the war for a fountain com- These jubilee stamps were on sale position, but when, after the (5) To recommend improvements for one day only, at a price slight Armistice, negotiations with the in the internal communica-ly above face value. The profits artist were resumed, the situation tions necessary to closer were devoted to the Red Cross
Part of the was complicated. union.
charities, Post offices in Madrid composition had been delivered. were besieged by stamp collectors and part of the price paid; but anxious to secure specimens of the municipality could not bring this jubilee issue.
ifself to turn the remainder of the
(6) To consider the finances of
the federation.
Imperial Duties.
The Parcel Post service between Hong Kong and Forts of the policy involved in setting up the Yangtse west of Hankow is temporarily suspended.
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position, status and other rights of British has a magnificent collection, to Meanwhile the vacant space in Indians resident in East Africa which he is continually adding the square suffered metamor- and the Imperial duty. of safe-it was owing to his efforts that phosis. For the declaration of guarding the intereste and pro- the Royal Mint at Madrid, was re- the constitution
a wooden tri- gress of the native population as cently equipped with up-to-date bune sprang up. This was follow- trustees for their welfare until machinery for printing postage ed by a plaster erection with they can take part more fully in stampa. Spanish stamps to-day triumphant lions at the entrances, their own government and in the are acknowledged to be among but time and the efforts of small common affairs of all the races in- the finest in the world.
boys soon showed that these habiting these territories.
His Majesty's Hobby.
were hollow, and after a period of While the responsibilities of
Stamp-collecting has been a
a few trusteeship must for some con- favourite hobby of royalty for desolation a fountain was built siderable time rest mainly on the many years. King George has last autumn, only, after agents of the Imperial Govern- one of the finest collections of days' functioning, to be buried ment, they desire to associate British Empire stamps, contain-under straw and boarding for the winter. It gave place in the more closely in the task colonists ing some of the rarest specimens
more complicated spring to a or residents who have indentified in the world, and he likes nothing fountain, which is much admired their interests with the prosper- better than to spend half an hour by peasants who visit the town. ity of the country-British Wire- in the evening going through his
Meanwhile except for short less Service.
priceless specimens.
absences at exhibitions abroad, King George has been a collec-the bronze figure has dangled in tor of stamps since his midship chains, in a lumberyard. man days. He obtained his first municipality has now solved the specimens in the West Indies, and problem by a decision to put it up he has been enlarging his collec-on the high pedestal it would
ever since..
have occupied in the fountain Other Royal Collectors. piece, but without the fountain The Maharajah of Kashmir and beside the makeshift foun- Gopalasamudra. once presented the King with a tain. Curiously enough, the unique set of stamps and the people of Belgrade do not seem It appears that a carpenter quar-Canadian Government has given pleased. relled with his wife, who ran from him two presentation albums. the house to an adjacent field. The The royal stamp collection has first place because it is entirely enraged husband seized a place of burning wood and threw it at his only once been on exhibition-on naked, in the second place because
the occasion of a private display It does not, for Serbians, represent Dentist. p.m.wife, but missed her.
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The statue is objected to in the
The wood lodged on the top of of rare stamps held by the Royal a victor, who should bear some a haystack, which was immediate Society of Philatelists in 1922. emblem of the recent wars; and ly set on fire. The flames rapidly The Prince of Wales, like his now, in the third place, because it spread to the village, and, despite father, is a keen philatelist and is not a beautiful work of art at efforts to stem the outbreak, his collection is world-wide. Dur-all. The controversy somewhat nothing remains of 200 houses. ing his world-tour the Prince re resembles that over Epstein's
One woman was burned to death ceived many fine and costly speel Rima.
and many people were severely in-mens of rare stamps and special jured.
the outskirts of Chester. A boy!
stamp exhibitions were arranged
In his honour at Bombay, Singa-
pore and other places.
LITTLE NELL'S GRAVE:
150 SOVEREIGNS FOUND.
Other royal stamp collectors
At the conclusion of their annual are Queen Elena of Italy, the Women and children had a trea-Crown Prince. of Sweden, King conference in Birmingham, 150 sure hunt at Boughton, a village on Alexander of Jugo-Slavis, all the members of the Dickens Fellowship playing on the bank of the Shrop members of the Belgian royal mail week visited the venire of Tong, near Wolverhamp shire Union Canal, which has been family, and King Fuad of Egypt. drained for repairs, found n One of the finest collections is ton, where, according to the narra- sovereign at the bottom of the owned by Prince Hiroyosu of tive of the "Old Curiosity Shop," Little Nell and her grandfather canal.
Japan. It comprises no fewer found a refuge and are buried, He took it home to his mother than 12,000 varieties.
Dickens describes how the two
and later women and children, who Ex-King Manuel possesses an journeyed to Tong by way of Bir- delved in the foot of mud at the important collection of stamps, in-mingham and the Black Country. bottom of the canal with their cluding some rare specimens of Actually there is no grave of Little hands or trowels, found 160 black-old Portuguese monarchical Nell in the churchyard, but a grass. oned sovereigns, One woman secured 16 and others 20 and 28.
It is believed that the money be- langed to an aged woman, who 3.30. p.m.
Itvod on the canal bank and who 4.80 p.m. hoarded the sovereigne in a mat
8.80 8.10.
Issues.
I hope many here to-day will live tress, which in her death was to hear little children of Dudley burned, the remains being, thrown ask their teachers: "What was the Into the canal.
Black Country !"—Mr. Baldwin,
covered mound with the top of an old tombstone just visible at one end is pointed out to visitors as the grave.
A party of visitors motored as far as possible along the road which Dickens chose for the journey of his characters and a special service was held in Tong Church
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